• Stewardship Sunday x Ask an Arborist: Guided Hike and Tree Planting

    Marble/Van Haelewyn-Richards Center Preserve Abbott Lane, Wilton

    Join the Wilton Land Trust for a guided hike through Marble Van Haelewyn-Richards Preserve led by ISA Master Arborist and CT Certified Arborist Christopher Teter, followed by native tree restoration. […]

  • Dedication Ceremony of Garden Club BEE RESILIENT Garden at Hillside Cemetery

    Hillside Cemetery 165 Ridgefield Road, Wilton, CT, United States

    The Wilton Garden Club will dedicate its new Bee Resilient Garden at Hillside Cemetery and Arboretum on Tuesday, Sept. 22 at 2 p.m. The public is invited to attend the event and learn more about the garden and the important role native plants play in supporting pollinators and local wildlife. Partially funded with a Bee Resilient Garden Grant […]

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  • Books & A Blanket

    Chestnut Meadows Preserve 183 Ridgefield Rd., Wilton, CT, United States

    This one-hour event offers children an opportunity to create an upcycled craft, join in a story time sing-along, and take a short meadow walk across Chestnut Meadows. Bring your blankets, get some fresh air and have fun with a seasonal theme! Co-hosted by the Wilton Library, Wilton Land Trust and Wilton Go Green.

    Free
  • Sunset Lantern Walk & Wildlife Release

    Chestnut Meadows Preserve 183 Ridgefield Rd., Wilton, CT, United States

    Join the Wilton Land Trust for warm cider, donuts and paper lantern decorating in the barn, followed by a rehabilitated bird of prey release with Wildlife in Crisis. As dusk falls, we’ll set off together, lanterns aglow, for a stroll through meadow and woodland trails.

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  • Fall Migration Birding at Allen’s Meadow and its Community Gardens with Joe Bear

    Allen's Meadows 423 Danbury Rd., Wilton, CT, United States

    Join expert birder, conservationist, master gardener and Wilton resident Joe Bear for this free series of three fall migration bird walks at Allen’s Meadow. Millions of birds journey south to their wintering grounds this time of year, some staying in Connecticut, some traveling as far away as the pampas grasslands of South America.  Bear will […]

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  • Books & A Blanket — Halloween Edition

    Chestnut Meadows Preserve 183 Ridgefield Rd., Wilton, CT, United States

    Join the Wilton Land Trust for Books & A Blanket with a special October theme! Enjoy Halloween-themed upcycled arts and crafts and story time sing-alongs, followed by trick-or-treating along our meadow trail at Chestnut Meadows. Bring your blankets, come in costume and enjoy the fresh autumn air!

    Free
  • Wilton Land Trust Stewardship Sunday

    Eugenia Slaughter Wildflower Meadow in Wilton Corner of Nod Hill and Pipers Hill, Wilton

    Through Wilton Land Trust Stewardship Sundays, community members of all ages come together to care for Wilton’s natural landscapes and strengthen their connection to the environment. This event will focus on restoring important meadow habitat in Wilton. Participants help promote biodiversity and support the long-term health of Eugenia Slaughter Fields through invasive species removal and […]

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